Skip to content

Sailing Vessel Cuajota

Adventures of a sailboat in Newport Beach!

  • Home
  • Updates
  • The Name
  • The Story
  • Specifications
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Email
Home View all posts by  jrhone

Author: jrhone

Categories: Uncategorized Posted on July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Annnnnnd……..We’re Back!!!

Ugh.   Well.  Hackers attacked and I had to take the site down for maintenance.  Back now so let’s get back to some sailing goodness!!!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance, Upgrade Posted on June 29, 2019June 22, 2019

New Canvas

The old Navy Blue canvas had been on the boat at least a decade so it was time for some new Canvas. A local shop came to the boat and measured and made a new sail cover, lifeline covers, winch covers, tiller cover and compass … Continue readingNew Canvas

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance, Upgrade Posted on May 26, 2019June 19, 2019

New Lifelines

This one is loooong overdue! The lifelines on Cuajota were rusted and just looking shabby. So time for a replacement and upgrade. I pulled the old and crusty lifelines off the boat and took them to the WestMarine rigging shop. They replaced them with raw … Continue readingNew Lifelines

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Uncategorized, Upgrade Posted on May 24, 2019June 30, 2019

Networked! Cuajota Now Has a Wireless Data Network!!

Now that I have instruments mounted and feeding sailing data to the cockpit, what if I wanted to access that data from multiple areas of the boat?  Maybe even have GPS data sent from an iPhone or iPad to an Autopilot? Maybe speed and wind … Continue readingNetworked! Cuajota Now Has a Wireless Data Network!!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Sailing Posted on May 10, 2019June 19, 2019

New Ullman Carbon Headsail!

This is always great, but for me especially nice. I found an amazing deal on a preowned Ullman carbon laminate headsail. So good I couldn’t pass up on it. It’s a 140 on my boat and requires no modifications for the boat at all! Just … Continue readingNew Ullman Carbon Headsail!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance Posted on May 7, 2019June 20, 2019

Bottom Paint

Had the boat hauled out and the bottom paint done by Pat at Balboa Boat Yard. Since it was out of the water I had the packing gland replaced and they found a leaky thru hull they replaced. Other than that the boats in great … Continue readingBottom Paint

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance, Upgrade Posted on July 30, 2018June 19, 2019

Electronics Mounted!!!

Well a few years ago I wired and installed the Raymarine TackTick wireless wind system.  now I have the displays hard mounted so I can see them when sailing but still be able to store them below when docked.  I fabricated a mount for the … Continue readingElectronics Mounted!!!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance Posted on January 28, 2017June 19, 2019

Stainless Steel Exhaust!

The Yanmar exhaust mixing elbow is a weak spot for the motor.  It clogs and then performance decreases. At one point I couldn’t rev the motor over 1,500 RPM.  I cleaned it by soaking it in Apple cider vinegar which dissolves the carbon deposits but … Continue readingStainless Steel Exhaust!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance, Uncategorized Posted on July 15, 2016July 9, 2019

Tighten up your belt!!

So we were doing a harbor cruise and the motor suddenly sounded funny and I took a look at the motor and the water pump belt snapped. Yikes. So we powered down and called vessel assist and got a tow back to the slip. First … Continue readingTighten up your belt!!

by jrhone Leave a comment
Categories: Maintenance, Sailing, Uncategorized, Upgrade Posted on February 11, 2016July 9, 2019

Jib Sleeve is back and it’s Perfect!!

I can’t be happier with the fit of the ATN Jib Sleeve!  Looks good. Fits like a glove and now whatever sail is on the fuller will be protected from the sun, wind and other elements. I bought the sail cover from defender.com. There were … Continue readingJib Sleeve is back and it’s Perfect!!

by jrhone Leave a comment

Posts navigation

Older posts
Copyright © 2023 Sailing Vessel Cuajota. All Rights Reserved. | Clean Fotografie by Catch Themes
Scroll Up